DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.9 - - 40.3 - - 40.5 - - 35.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 108 - - 11 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2004 - - 2693 - - 2843 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2119 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2893 - - 3582 - - 3732 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 890 - - 1701 - - 2166 - - 2828 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 206 - - 276 - - 149 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 26 - - 24 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 357 - - 352 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 757 - - 938 - - 1002 - - -747 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2136 - - 2644 - - 2730 - - 1682 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 210 - - 126 - - 139 - - -1620 ODpotential blCL - - - 2683 - - 3456 - - 3593 - - 2555 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 98 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.9 - - 40.3 - - 40.5 - - 35.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 32.1 - - 32.0 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 39.8 - - 40.5 - - 36.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 30.9 - - 31.0 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 108 - - 11 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2004 - - 2693 - - 2843 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 92 - - 99 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95823 31 270 42 272 37 257 42 257 95823 88773 16 287 21 278 24 284 16 296 88773 83356 17 298 8 274 16 300 18 297 83356 78837 15 302 11 323 14 305 14 303 78837 74910 10 331 14 326 10 340 14 316 74910 71408 16 340 16 332 17 350 14 322 71408 68201 19 341 19 326 19 324 17 326 68201 65228 21 335 17 330 18 322 23 329 65228 62459 21 334 27 333 26 337 25 324 62459 59760 27 329 29 328 27 333 24 326 59760 56921 31 324 28 332 28 331 28 329 56921 53950 35 323 31 332 32 329 31 332 53950 51094 35 320 32 327 35 322 34 333 51094 48510 33 316 30 331 35 317 39 333 48510 46202 32 319 31 336 34 319 44 331 46202 44122 38 326 36 336 37 324 44 325 44122 42225 41 324 39 332 41 322 42 321 42225 40478 40 320 36 328 40 317 41 323 40478 38864 37 317 35 324 36 325 43 329 38864 37365 35 314 35 323 35 338 46 334 37365 35970 35 311 35 326 40 345 47 335 35970 34641 35 308 35 332 44 348 51 332 34641 33313 34 303 33 336 48 352 45 335 33313 31951 33 300 32 339 52 354 48 344 31951 30553 33 297 33 347 54 356 55 345 30553 29101 32 292 34 357 54 358 56 343 29101 27579 31 290 36 001 55 360 54 343 27579 25987 30 293 35 001 55 360 51 344 25987 24322 29 296 34 001 52 360 49 346 24322 22586 26 300 33 000 49 001 47 347 22586 20781 24 301 32 359 47 002 45 348 20781 18900 24 304 30 357 44 002 41 348 18900 16936 23 313 28 354 40 004 37 347 16936 14936 22 327 25 351 37 005 34 346 14936 13010 22 337 23 349 28 002 30 354 13010 11261 20 350 20 349 22 003 26 359 11261 9712 16 355 16 353 10 029 21 008 9712 8345 11 350 14 001 9 061 5 342 8345 7136 11 343 18 009 9 025 5 023 7136 6062 17 359 21 021 20 002 12 043 6062 5110 23 001 23 019 26 357 17 021 5110 4273 27 004 25*008 27*355 26 009 4273 3535 32*007 27*360 27*354 31 002 3535 2877 32*005 27 358 27 353 32 358 2877 2295 29 002 27 357 26 352 31 355 2295 1810 27 001 26 356 25 352 29 351 1810 1436 25 360 25 355 23 351 26 348 1436 1180 23 359 24 354 21 350 21 345 1180 1024 20 359 21 354 18 350 18*344 1024 935 15 358 16 354 14 349 11*342 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography